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Originally Posted by One Red Seat
I proved the necessary edit to make the statement accurate.
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that was the case a few yrs back. Prior to the deals this winter, they had a damn good pitching farm with 2 high end position player talents (Tabata and Montero). Now they have too much pitching. I was debating this issue on another forum and there is a chance that guys with solid MLB potential will be stacked or be forced to the pen just because of the logjam. The yankees will have 5MLB ready prospects in AAA, a MLB ready 4-5 in Rasner in long relief, and at least 3 MLB ready pitchers forced to toil in AA for 07 just because of the logjam. And it isnt like it ends there. The A+ class is fantastic as is the class in A ball. Put that with 2 consecutive DSL championships with a few other high end pitching talents (most notably a kid named Francisco Gil who you will hear of before his time is done) and you have a system just flat out loaded with righty pitching talent.
That being said, their bullpen talent is nearly as impressive. They have 2 high end position prospects if you dont count Melky. They have Duncan and his great power (20HR per 600AB in his minor league career for a HS draftee) at 1b in AAA. They have another OF prospect (Gardner) who could make some noise as a pest on the bases over the next yr or so, but after that, the position prospect well looks to be running dry until you get to the very strong DSL class. But it is just that, the dominican summer league. Half these kids will fizzle out before they get to AA ball, so relying on them for the long term is a bad proposition.
I guess if you have to grade their farm.
RHP- A+ - Hughes, Clippard, Sanchez, Ohlendorf, Karstens, White, Horne, Jackson, Betances, Kennedy, Chamberlain, Nova, Gil, McCallister, Marquez et al is one hell of a starting staff considering that I didnt even mention a top 10 prospect in Garcia who will be rehabbing from TJ all yr. Cox, Melancon, Whelan, Claggett is a pretty good relief corps even if Melancon is rehabbing all yr.
LHP- D+ - Reyes is the best of the bunch, the only one with solid projection. Wright is being held onto with the 40 man spot, but he doesnt profile much higher than middle of the rotation and that is being generous.
Position prospects- C+ - Duncan, Montero, Tabata and Gardner highlight this class. Underachievers A. Jackson, Nunez, Vechionacci really kept their rating from being higher. The solid DSL class will have to provide some hope or the position prospect class looks real top heavy without much depth.
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